Campo Romano Pinot Nero, Poderi Colla Louis Roederer

Campo Romano Pinot Nero, Poderi Colla Louis RoedererExactly what youd expect from a Pinot Noir from Barolo land to taste like and a contender for best Pinot on the list!. Tino Colla studied in Burgundy in the late '60s, and fell in love with Pinot Noir. Upon returning to Piemonte, French cuttings of the vine were planted on 2. 5ha of land that makes up part of Poderi Colla's estate. From the mid 90's the family have been ageing the wine carefully in oak. The result is this fine and complex red a

First used for the 2007 vintage (released in 2011)

“A process of shaking the vines to drop berries off was also undertaken across several Sauvignon Blanc blocks

The palate combines dried cherry and plum fruit with warm smoky notes and a structured but supple finish

including Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

where they are deposited into a pneumatic press

They are made using triple distillation

Alicante-Bouschet among others

with intense perfumes of red and black fruit such as plum and raspberry

Walnuts are an excellent accompaniment to Vintage Port

eaux de vie

Both primary and secondary fermentation (charmat method) were undertaken in delicate temperature controlled inox fermenters without the use of sulfur or other additions

Very exciting